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Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:51 pm
by cliqwe
The part circled in red - what exactly is it supposed to do? Seems to have something to do with slowing the retraction of the seat belt when you close the door? Kind of annoying since the seat belts hardly retracts by itself. Anyone?
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:53 am
by morgan
Once depressed, with the door closed, it allows it to lock when yanked on. As is stopping short or an accident, the the belt holds you in place. When the doors open, you can yank on the belt and it wont lock up.
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:27 am
by Grant
Here's a write up about fixing your sagging seatbelts.
http://forums.club4ag.com/zerothread?id=41464
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:15 am
by morgan
That doesnt cover cleaning the inside stuff, which helps it retract. I have something somewhere about that...
A few posts down, here
http://forums.club4ag.com/zerothread?id=18877&page=14
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:03 pm
by cliqwe
Yikes, that's kind of important
OK, thanks guys
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:50 pm
by Grant
Oh nice, I knew I read that before, but I didn't know it was in your old build thread. Did you notice a big difference with the belt retracting after?
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:30 pm
by cliqwe
I tried the first method with minimal success, my balls didnt look too dirty so I didnt clean them ):
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:15 pm
by ryun84
cliqwe wrote:I tried the first method with minimal success, my balls didnt look too dirty so I didnt clean them ):
You should always clean your balls. Always.
Thanks for that other DIY. I had the first one bookmarked to use down the road. Bookmarked this second one for future reference as well.
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:33 am
by jondee86
If your seatbelts are slow to retract, try spraying the inside of the
belt with a dry silicone aerosol. Spray the length of belt that slides
over/thru the top hanger on the door pillar. The spray is non-marking
so it won't get on your clothes. Worked for me
Cheers... jondee86
Re: Door jamb seat belt retractor thingy, what does it do?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:48 am
by Deuce Cam
Ironing the belt while it's out might also help.
Somebody in another thread had a good idea of putting some type of teflon/ptfe tape on the surface of the hanger that the belt passes over, but I haven't been able to find anything for a reasonable price to try.